I have noticed this bug when using RedHat Linux 7.0 and logging in graphically into KDE. When looging into a virtual console(Ctrl + Alt +F1) and typing env, the PATH that is listed matches the PATH statements whats in the /etc/profile and ~/.bash_profile. However, when logging in graphically, and using KDE(I haven't tested this in GNOME), and dropping to a konsole, or terminal emulation, and typing env, the PATH that is listed doesn't match what is in the /etc/profile and ~/.bash_profile. That is, the PATH that was listed by typing env, did not contain the entries that were in /etc/prfofile and ~/.bash_profile and there were extra entries listed that weren't even listed in these file or the vitual console. Examples/References: This is the exact PATH statement that is listed when I login into a vitual console(Ctrl + Alt + F1) and type in env: PATH=/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/fred:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/root/bin:/johnny:/bob These are the PATHs I see when in a GUI: IN KDE, start various terminals and type env: PATH=/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin <==> xterm PATH=/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin <==> by right-clicking on the desktop, then clicking "Execute command" and typing in: konsole %i %mi -caption "%c" PATH=~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin <==> clicking on the Terminal Emulation button on the kpanel, now in that same terminal after typing env, type bashm then type env and the path it gives you is: PATH=/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin And these are what I actually have as a PATH statement in these two files: /etc/profile PATH="$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin:/fred" ~/.bash_profile PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/root/bin:/johnny:/bob" So I'd like to point out that these PATH statements are being used in the GUI, also that some extra paths that don't appear in these 2 files or in the vitual console appear in the GUI such as /opt/kde2/bin and /usr/lib/kde2/bin P.S. about the component field. I didn't really know what this bug would belong to, In the Component Test box I typed in: Either KDE, RedHat Linux, Konsole, or X but It didn't like this.
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18225
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 18225 ***